Fashion News

Renowned for his iconic sunglasses, Kard Lagerfeld is the
weird fashion elitist for many, but his legacy includes a lot more than his
outlandish persona. As the Chanel chief designer for 31 years, his influence in
the busine...

It's amazing how fashion designers manage to express their vision of style and Rami Kadi is one of those designers that stuns with his creative genius. Apparently, Mr. Kadi loves to give his designs a fairytale meets opulence meets Arabic luxury s...
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The fusion between fashion and technology is growing every
day, and impressive new ideas can help revolutionize the industry completely.
From KickStarter projects to already established innovations, technology is
pushing fashion forward at a rapid pace.
See a few of the most impressive technological innovations
for the future of fashion, from smart clothes and fabrics that reject liquids
to 3D printed fashion and clothes made from recycled bottles.
Self-Cleaning
Hydrophobic Clothes
Chariot, a KickStarter project that used na...
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Working on a tight schedule, most costume designers often
have to come up with dozens of outfits for every episode. While some costumes
are made from scratch, other designers become personal shoppers to the
characters they dress.
Discover a few TV costume designer secrets from the biggest
shows this year and find out how designers manage to contribute to the
intricate world in each show.
Mad Men
Nominated three times for her work on “Mad Men”, costume
designer Janie Bryant is responsible for some of the most praised wardrobe...
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Annalisa Hartlaub, a 16 year old student at the Ohio State University created an interesting photography project titled “Counter // Culture”, that captures a glimpse of the fashion and makeup trends of different eras, starting with the 1920s up until 2010, using herself as a model.Annalisa Hartlaub's project, which was an assignment for her photography class project at her school, illustrates nearly 100 years worth of fashion trends in a series of stunning photos that reveal both the mainstream trends and the counter cultural trends that hel...
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The new Advanced Style documentary based on photographer Ari Seth Cohen's blog of the same name, takes a look at the lives of seven unique New Yorkers to illustrate a few unconventional ways of aging fashionably. The documentary shares the perspective of women of ages between 62 to 95, who defied expectations when it came to conventional looks, not letting society's expectations dictate their style.The Advanced Style documentary directed by Lina Plioplyte was already released in the US and will be released in the UK on Friday. Among the movi...
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Second only to NYFW, the annual event held at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gathered together some of the
biggest names in fashion, including major designers and some of the highest
earning models in the industry.
See the best dressed models at the Met Gala 2014, held in
New York on May 5, and pick your favorite outfit from our selection of gorgeous
red carpet looks.
Kate Upton
Going for a darker look, model and actress Kate Upton chose
a Dolce & Gabbana creation for the Met Ball. Her black tie...
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The Costume Institute's Met Gala 2014 rolled the red carpet for some of the most renowned people in the entertainment industry and it seems like with each year that passes by things just get better and better fashion-wise. Celebrities at the Met Gala 2014 looked oh-so-glamorous, as at a $25,000 participation ticket, one would only expect things to be on the upscale level.La crème de la crème of the entertainment industry strutted their stuff on the red carpet and we've rounded up some of the best looks that got everyone gasping for air....
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The world's largest flawless vivid blue diamond, The Blue, will be the centerpiece of the annual Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction which will be held in Geneva on 14 May and which will comprise 250 pieces at an estimated total value of $80 million. The Blue is a 13.22-carat diamond which is expected to fetch up to $25 million, or about £13.5 million.Currently owned by an anonymous seller, the pear-shaped diamond will have an asking price of between $21 and $25 million, however, if past auctions are to be taken as reference, the final bid...
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'A Perfect 14' is an inspiring new documentary which examines the struggles plus size models have to face in order to be accepted by the fashion industry and mass media. The documentary, produced by Canadian filmmakers James Earl O'Brien and Giovanna Morales Vargas, offers a glimpse into the struggles of three plus size models, Elly Mayday, Laura Wells and Kerosene Deluxe, who frequently faced discrimination on their way to success because of their size.The filmmakers also spoke to modeling agencies, fashion photographers and designers, in a...
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Models have a reputation for being tall, but the most successful
supermodel in the world for the past decade, Kate Moss, is actually only 5’8’’.
Some models gained international frame while being even shorter than that with
the help of the right photographers.
Discover a few of the shortest famous models, who managed to
prove that height isn’t always an obstacle in the world of modeling, whether
you’re shooting a campaign or walking the runway at Fashion Week.
Devon Aoki – 5’5”
At the age of 16, Devon Aoki became the face of ...
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The Golden Era of ‘Fashion Blogging’ Is Over. This is the title of a thought provoking new article written by fashion critic Robin Givhan for The Cut which examines the changes fashion bloggers imposed on the industry as a whole, from challenging the traditional way of presenting information to setting new rules that forever changed the way fashion is perceived and consumed though the power of social media.If up until a decade ago, taking shots of a runway presentation was something very few fashion editors dared to do due to the unspoken ru...
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